The Joker to Be Playable Character in Batman: Arkham Asylum Exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3

April 23, 2009

The Joker to Be Playable
Character in Batman: Arkham Asylum Exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3

Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros.
Interactive Entertainment announce that The Joker will be an exclusive playable
character in Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PlayStation 3. The character will be
made available upon release as a free downloadable character through PlayStation
Network for the PLAYSTATION 3 and can be played in Challenge Maps from the game.
Fans can get additional information in the June issue of PlayStation: The
Official Magazine.

In Batman: Arkham Asylum, DC Comics’
DARK KNIGHT takes on his greatest challenge yet when he becomes trapped with all
of his most dangerous villains inside the insane asylum of GOTHAM CITY - ARKHAM
ASYLUM! Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric
adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum – Gotham’s psychiatric
hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate
fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City’s most
notorious villains who have taken over the asylum. Using a wide range of
Batman’s gadgets and abilities, players will become the invisible predator and
attempt to foil The Joker’s demented scheme. Batman: Arkham Asylum features an
original story penned exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and
five-time Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits include Lost season one
and Batman: The Animated Series.

Published in North America by Eidos,
Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Batman: Arkham Asylum will also
be available June 2009 on the Xbox 360 and PC.